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Linking Ohio Courts with Critical Case Information With nearly 400 courts in operation in Ohio, thousands of court personnel make crucial decisions each day, which may impact the public safety of Ohio cities and towns. The development of the Ohio Courts Network (OCN) began in 2007. When finished, the network will be a centralized data warehouse of court case-related information with a data interface from justice system partners. The network will be Internet-based and provide secure access to information. The concept of a court-technology network was first proposed in the late 1990s and was recommended again in 2002 by the Ohio Judicial Conference Court Technology Committee. Today, court information is used to make crucial decisions, including setting bail, arraigning and sentencing offenders and issuing protective orders. Court information also is needed when completing background checks and handgun purchases, issuing of commercial driver and pilot licenses, and even in immigration. In Ohio, the exchange of important case-related data among the courts and with their justice system partners is inefficient and, at times, nonexistent. While some courts in Ohio have online case searches available, the vast majority do not. Nor could they afford such technology. Common in today’s court system is the plight of a Cuyahoga County judge in northern Ohio, who is charged with determining bail for an accused felon. That Cleveland-area judge is forced to make critical decisions affecting numerous lives, without the benefit of knowing if this individual has prior convictions in other parts of the state, hundreds of miles from where the judge conducts his legal proceedings. The Ohio Courts Network seeks to address and remedy these common situations. The network will be an integrated, statewide justice information exchange, which will allow all justice stakeholders to have accurate and current information required to administer justice and enhance the safety of Ohioans. Information available in the court system is critical to this effort. To plan for the development of this initiative, the Supreme Court of Ohio requested funding from the Ohio General Assembly in its fiscal year 2008 and 2009 budgets. Specifically, the Supreme Court requested $10.5 million, which Governor Ted Strickland included in the state’s fiscal year 2008 and 2009 budget proposals. This included funds for fiscal year 2008 to build the data warehouse and fund a pilot project for the connection of 20 courts to test the system. The 20 courts selected typify those across Ohio. By working with these pilot courts, the project team will develop the core system and determine the best process to roll out the system to other courts. The completion of the pilot project is expected by June 2008. This pilot project is considered the proof-of-concept phase of the Ohio Courts Network development. 16
For fiscal year 2009, $6.5 million was requested to cover the delivery of hardware and software to courts throughout the state, thus meeting the technology standards of the network. As part of the two-year plan to develop the Ohio Courts Network, 2007 saw numerous highlights: • The request for proposal was completed in early 2007 and a contract was awarded to Unisys Corporation to assist in the development of the proof-of-concept phase of the OCN system. • The OCN project officially launched in late May 2007. • All computer equipment, network equipment and software necessary to host the OCN system was purchased and installed. • A data-sharing plan was developed with the Ohio Department of Rehabilitation and Corrections (ODRC) and the network began receiving ODRC data nightly, including inmate information, behavior information, supervision information and photos. • The Court also negotiated a data-sharing agreement with the attorney general’s office to provide OCN access to the Computerized Criminal History database and to other databases managed by the attorney general in the future, such as the sexual offender registry. • The Court’s Information Technology staff finalized the user interface design for OCN and began the testing phase. • The Ohio Courts Network received data from its first court, Hamilton County Probate Court, late in 2007. • Negotiations began with all major case management system vendors serving the courts of the state and agreements were finalized with three major vendors; agreements were expected with all major vendors by February 2008. • Supreme Court Information Technology staff began working with the vendor supporting the Franklin County common pleas courts to add OCN connectivity to their court systems. Initial data transfers were expected in January 2008. • Information Technology staff anticipate the Ohio Courts Network proof-of-concept phase to continue through May 2008. 17
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Page 19 and 20: A Look Back 2007 Jan. 2 Robert R. C
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JANUARY In re Estate of Holycross*
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